Sea-anchors or water-drags



June 19, 1962 Filed April 15, 1959 E. RIMAR SEA-ANCHORS OR WATER-DRAGS 5Sheets-Sheet 1 BYE/7M2 June 19, 1962 E. RIMAR SEA-ANCHORS OR WATER-DRAGS3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 13, 1959 June 19, 1962 EJRIMAR SEA-ANCHORSOR WATER-DRAGS 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 13, 1959 W @MVINVENTOR.

3,039,419 SEA-ANCHGRS OR WATER-DRAGS Eugene Rimar, 7853 1st Ave. S.,Gulfport 7, Fla. Filed Apr. 13, 1959, Ser. No. 805,997 2 Claims. (Cl.114209)' My invention relates to water-drags, its primary object beingan aid to underwater spear-fishermen in checking the sudden onrush of alarge harpooned fish. This device when correctly attached to form a linkin the line connecting an underwater spear-fisherman to a harpoonedfish, will act as a drag only in the direction of pull of the harpoonedfish but not on the retrieve.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described adapted for use with underwater spear-guns.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described in combination with a launching container to bemounted on underwater spearguns.

United States Patent Other objects of the invention reside in thesimplicity of its construction and in the novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter illustrated and/or described.

FIGURE 1 is a horizontal perspective ,view of the main body of theapparatus showing collars fastened to the axial member as a preferredmeans of attaching the collapsible bucket thereto, and .a spring catchto engage the container, as a means of yieldably holding the waterdragin the container.

FIGURE 2 is a horizontal perspective view of fully assembled Water-dragapparatus with the collapsible bucket in a fully open position,

FIGURE 3 is a horizontal perspective sectional view of the water-draglaunching container and collar-clamps,

showing the water-drag apparatus in a folded position correctlypositioned within the launching container.

FIGURE 4 is a horizontal perspective view of the Aquadrag launchingcontainer, containing the water-drag apparatus, and shown attached tothe barrel of a spear-gun by means of collar-clamps.

FIGURE 5 is a horizontal perspective view of the waterdrag launchingcontainer containing the water-drag apparatus, and shown mounted on thebarrel of a speargun by means of collar-clamps, and also illustratingthe correct way of attaching the lines to the water-drag apparatus, theone leading to the spear-head and the other to the reel on thespear-gun.

FIGURE 6 is a longitudinal perspective view of one of the two halves ofa detachable float to be attached to the axial member of the apparatus.

FIGURE 7 is a sectional view of the launching container showing thedetachable float in place on the axial member.

FIGURE 8 is a perspective View of the apparatus showing the position ofthe detachable float in relation to the bucket element of the waterdrag.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows:

When submerged and released from its launching container by the pull ofa harpooned fish and drawn through the water, the water-drag apparatusopens the collapsed bucket by the pressure of water building up againstthe inner surface of its wall caused by its movement through the water,and thus by presenting a large area of its unfolded inner surface to thedensity of water, it acts as a drag in the direction of its travel, butany reverse movement of the apparatus through water would cause thebucket to collapse by the pressure of water this time acting on theouter surface of the bucket and thus permit the spear-fisherman to reelin the line with no interference of drag.

As shown in the drawings, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the invention includes arigid axial member, made of aluminum or other suitable metal or plasticand having transverse openings through the ends thereof to accommodatelines 30 and 31 as shown in FIG. 5. Mounted on the main body landsecured in place by rivet 18, or some other means, is a grooved collar 2for mounting and anchoring in place by means of a collar clamp 11 thepacked hem forming rim 10 of the eye in the dome of the collapsiblebucket 5.

The shallow collapsible bucket 5 is made of canvas or .other suitablefabric, the outer edge of the circumference of its mouth beingreinforced by a hem 6. The shallow collapsible bucket 5 is also providedwith an eye or a hole in the center of its closed end, and is of such adiameter as to fit snugly over the grooved collar 2. The rim 10 of thesaid eye is formed by having suitable packing sewn into the hem of thesaid eye to form a substantial rim, its purpose being to provide anarresting shoulder for the collar clamp 11 when anchoring thecollapsible bucket 5 to the grooved collar 2 on the main body 1, alsoradiating at some distance from the perimeter of the eye to the outeredge of the collapsible bucket 5 are strips of the same material sewn inplace to provide pockets 7 for the eight flat plastic stays 8, whosefunction is to provide the collapsible bucket 5 with enough rigidity toprevent it from packing while'being withdrawn from its folded positionin the launching container 20. In the reinforced hem 6 of the mouth ofthe collapsible bucket 5 and spaced halfway between each pocket 7 arelocated holes reinforced by eyelet grommets 9 for the attachment of theeight tension lines 12.

A flanged collar 3 provided with eight evenly spaced holes 16 foranchoring the eight tension lines '12 is mounted on the main body 1 atsome distance opposite the mouth of the collapsible bucket 5 and securedin place by rivet '17, or other suitable means.

A tensionspring 4 of steel, in the shape of a flat strip with itsmid-section forming a shallow U shape curve, is

positioned near one end of the main body 1 and attached to same by oneof its flat portions by means of rivets 15, or screws, and with the Ucurve pointing outwards from the main body 1 as shown on FIG. 1, itspurpose is to provide means of retaining the water-drag apparatus withinthe launching container 20 by jamming against the rim 21 of the eye inthe back wall of the launching container 20, as shown in FIG, 3. Thesaid tension spring 4 should possess enough yield to compress readily inits passage through the eye of the launching container 20 whenpositioning the water-drag apparatus therein and its withdrawal fromsame by a moderate pull.

A launching container 20, cylindrical in shape, made of metal orplastic, extruded, cast, or molded, open at one end, its closed endbeing provided with a hole or an eye in its center with an outwardlyturned rim 21. The diameter of the said eye being of such a dimension asto permit the passage of the end of the main body 1 together with thetension spring 4 mounted thereon by compression of same in its passagewhen positioning the water-drag apparatus Within the launching container20. The launching container 20 is also provided with two collar-clamps22 to facilitate mounting same on the barrels of spearguns as shown inFIG. 4 and FIG. 5.

Detachable float 35 longitudinally split through its center provides aquickly detachable unit having an axial opening of suitable diameter toaccommodate axial member 1, and being fastened thereto by means of acollar clamp or other suitable means disposed in annular groove 36provided in the outer surface of the float midway between the endsthereof and disposed in the space between the tension spring 4 and thegrooved collar 2 to give the I skilled in the art that I haveaccomplished at least the On the other hand, it

principal object of my invention. also will be understood, of course, bythose skilled 1n the art that variations in the herein describedinvention involving the substitution of substantial equivalents for thedevices described are intended to be comprehended within the spirit ofthe present invention.

What I claim is:

1. A water drag, as for spear fishing, comprising a collapsible bucketof flexible material, an axial member extending through the center ofthe closed end of said collapsible bucket, means for fastening the saidbucket to the axial member at the point where the axial member passesthrough the bucket, a plurailty of tension lines attached to anddisposed around the outer rimof the bucket, means for anchoring theother end of said tension lines to the axial member, transverse'openingsprovided in the ends of said axial member, a detachable float attachedto the said member, a container to receive the water drag assembly, saidcontainer having a closed end with an opening therein, said axial memberextending through said opening and a retainer means fastened to the saidaxial member engaging Walls of said opening to yieldably hold the waterdrag assembly in said container.

2. A water drag, as for spear fishing, comprising a collapsible bucketof flexible material, an axial member extending through the center ofthe closed end of said collapsible bucket, means for fastening the saidbucket to theaxial member at the point where the axial member passesthrough the bucket, a plurality of tension lines attached to anddisposed around the outer rim of the bucket, means for anchoring theother end of said tension lines to the axial member, transverse openingsprovided in the ends of said axial member, a detachable float attachedto the said axial member, a container to receive the water dragassembly, said container having a closed end with an opening therein,said axial member extending through said opening, -a retainer meansfastened to the said axial member engaging walls of said opening toyieldably hold the Water drag assembly in said container, and means forattaching the said container to a spear gun.

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